BAJAJ-AUTO vs HEROMOTOCO
Side-by-side comparison of Bajaj Auto Ltd. and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Auto
Quality Score: 74/100
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Auto
Quality Score: 64/100
At a glance
| Metric | BAJAJ-AUTO | HEROMOTOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 74/100 | 64/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 27.7 | 21.1 |
| Forward P/E | 24.7 | 18.1 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +16.3% | +10.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 56.35 | 3.57 |
| Dividend yield | +1.29% | +3.23% |
| 1Y price return | +43.7% | +30.3% |
| From 52w high | -1.6% | -7.3% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.15 | 2.25 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
Bajaj Auto trades at Rs 11,662, up 43.69% over the past year and just 1.64% below its 52-week high, with price above both its 50-day (Rs 10,457.9) and 200-day (Rs 9,622.22) moving averages. Q1 FY27 results showed consolidated net profit up 46% YoY to Rs 3,226 crore on 65% revenue growth, driving 7 of 8 tracked news items to a positive sentiment label. PE stands at 27.7x (24.7x forward) against a mean analyst rating of 2.15 across 40 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Hero MotoCorp trades at ₹5,725, up 30.26% over the trailing 12 months and 16.3% over the last 3 months, sitting 7.3% below its 52-week high with RSI at 75.46 (overbought). Q1 FY27 revenue rose 36% YoY but net profit fell 17% to ₹1,418 crore; PE of 21.05x (forward 18.06x) ranks 1st of 6 tracked Auto peers, while debt-to-equity remains low near 0.04x despite a rising multi-year trend.
Pros
- ✓ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 tracked years, with a consistency score of 83.
- ✓FCF positive in 3 of the last 5 tracked years.
- ✓Revenue growth of 64% and earnings growth of 45.8% over 5 years.
- ✓Ranks #1 of 6 tracked Auto-sector peers on quality score (57) and #2 on PE (27.7x), cheaper than Eicher Motors (38.2x), Maruti Suzuki (30.8x), and Bosch (45.7x).
- ✓ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years with free cash flow positive in 4 of those 5 years (consistency score 77).
- ✓PE of 21.05x (forward 18.06x) ranks 1st of 6 tracked Auto peers, below Eicher Motors (38.17x), Maruti Suzuki (30.77x) and Bajaj Auto (27.70x).
- ✓Debt-to-equity of roughly 0.04x is low in absolute terms, alongside a dividend yield of 3.23%.
- ✓Q1 FY27 revenue grew 36% YoY per earnings-call coverage, with news sentiment skewed positive (4 positive vs 1 negative of 8 items tracked).
Cons
- ✗Trading roughly 21% above its 200-DMA and roughly 11.5% above its 50-DMA after a 15.24% advance in the past 3 months, with no resistance levels currently tracked above the current price.
- ✗Current-year ROE is not reported, and the multi-year debt-to-equity trend is not disclosed.
- ✗6 of 8 recent headlines trace back to the same Q1 results release rather than distinct catalysts.
- ✗1-year price-change data is missing for all 5 tracked Auto-sector peers, limiting direct return benchmarking; 4 of 5 peers also lack reported ROE.
- ✗5-year earnings growth of -17.2% despite 5-year revenue growth of +34.9%, and Q1 FY27 net profit fell 17% YoY to ₹1,418 crore even as revenue rose 36%.
- ✗Quality score of 37 ranks 4th of 6 tracked Auto peers.
- ✗The multi-year debt trend is recorded as rising even though the absolute debt-to-equity level (~0.04x) stays low.
- ✗RSI of 75.46 places the stock in overbought territory (above 70) after a 16.3% rally over the last 3 months, with price still 7.3% below the 52-week high.
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